Washing-machine.



PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907. J. H. DOUB. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR 8 1907 Jafiizflfiflzz [NVE/VTOR.

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JOHN H. DOUB, OF WALNUT, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 8 ,1907. Serial No. 361,368.

No. 870,020. Patented Nov. 5, .1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. Donn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Walnut, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Washing-lilachine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to awashing machine of that type employing an oscillating rubber which is journaled on pivotally mounted members arranged in the suds box or tub, so that the rubber can be swung bodily into or out of the latter for the washing operation and for permitting access to the tub for placing the clothes therein or removing them. i

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and operation of machines of this character so as to be comparatively simple, durable and inexpensive; easy to manipulate, and thoroughly efficient and reliable in use.

A further object of the invention is the employment, in connection witlra washing machine of the character referred to, of a cover which is readily detachable from the suds box or tub, so as to be used for receiving the clothes as they are dropped from the wringer after. the washing operation, the cover being water-tight so as to hold the rinsing or bluing waters.

A further object of the invention is to improve the construction of the suds box and the manner of securing it to the stand or frame of the machine.

Another object is to so combine the cover with the handles of the rubber that the cover can be lifted open by the same operation of swinging the rubber to its inoperative position, the cover and rubber being supported in such a way as to be automatically held in open or inoperative position.

With these objects in view, and others, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter, and set forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the washing machine, showing the rubber and cover in operative position by full linesand in inoperative position by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of the machine. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cover. Fig. 4 is a detail in longitudinal section and fiat at the sides, the bottom 1 and sides 2 being of galvanized iron of suitable gage. The bottom 1 is provided with transverse flutes or corrugations 3 which terminate short of the sides 2 so as to forma rubbing surface, the smooth portions 4 at the ends of the corrugations constituting gutters for better draining the box. The corrugations 3 are pressed inwardly so that the smooth portions 4 will be below The side edges of the botthem, as shown in Fig. 2. tom 1 are turned down into flanges 5 which enter the V-shaped flanges 6 along the semi-circular edges of the together and soldering the joint together from inside the tub, a strong and water-tight seam is produced between each side and bottom. The tub A is supported on the legs 7 disposed at the outside of the sides 2 and arranged in pairs in the shape of an inverted V. Bolt rods 8 extend through corresponding legs of the two sets and through the flanges 5- and 6 of the seams between the bottom and sides of the tub, as best shown in Fig. 2. By means of these bolt rods, the tub is firmly secured at its lower portion to the legs. On the outside of the tubat its top are two longitudinally extending side bars 9 that project at their ends beyond the tub so as to constitute handholds whereby the washing machine can be picked up for changing it from place to place. The side bars are connected together by-bolt rods 10 that extend through the seams between the bottom and sides of the tub. One end of the bottom 1 is curled around one of the bolt-rods 10, as shown at 11, Fig. 1, thereby reinforcing the bottom. The opposite end of the bottom is bent laterally over the other bolt rod 10 to form an inclined drip plate 12. The top edge of the drip plate is embedded in the wringer board or support 13, which is mounted on the side bars 9 by suitably shaped cast iron brackets 14, one of the latter being shown in Fig. 1. By means of this arrangement, the water that is wrung out of the clothes as they pass through the wringer is shed back into thesuds box without leaking onto the floor.

The rubber B, which is of ordinary construction, is 'journaled on pivotally mounted arms 15 that are arranged inside the tub and pivoted at 16 to the sides 2. These arms are made flat so as to lie close to the sides of the tub, and their free ends are bent laterally to form hooksor projections that are adapted to engage on the side bars 9 to prevent the rubber from striking the corrugated bottom of the tub. The two levers 17 of the handle of the rubber are made of strip metal and each has a double offset portion 18 and 19. The offset portions 18 are arranged next to the arms 15 and pivoted at 20 thereto. The offsets 19 are disposed in vertically extending grooves 21 in the sides of the rubber and the said offset portions are secured to the rubber by screws 22, or other suitable fastenings. By setting in the lower ends of themembers 17 of the handle, the body of the cover and frame of the machine. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the joint between the bottom of the tub and one of the sides. Fig. 6 is a 1 detail section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout by similar characters of reference.

Referring to the drawing, A designates the suds box or tub of the machine, which is preferably semi-circular sides 2. By pressing the parts of the V-shaped flangesrubber is firmly secured to its handle and the members I made flush with the sides of the rubber so that the clothes will not be caught and torn. The upper ends of the members 17 are connected by a handle bar 23.

,The cover 0 of the machine is preferably galvanized iron formed into a pan-like structure reinforced around its edges by the bead 24 and wire 25. The sides 26 of the cover are offset inwardly at their central portions, as indicated at 27, Figs. 2 and 3, for the purpose of receiving the members 17 of the handle and levers or arms 15, the offsets being of sufficient length to permit the members 17 to tilt back and forth without hindering the movement of the rubber. The sides 26 of the cover fit between the sides 2 of the tub and one end rests on the splash or drip plate 12, while the opposite end is detachably and hingedly connected with the side bars 9 at the ends opposite from the wringer support 13. Since the cover is disposed between the members 17 of the handle, the position of the rubber can vary according to the quantity of clothes in the tub without the cover interfering. When it is desired to open the I cover, and at the same time swing the rubber 'to its inoperative position, the operator swings the rubber up I wardly while gripping the handle bar 23, and by this movement, the inclined portions 28 between the offsets 18 and 19 of the member 17 strike against the offset portions 27 of the cover and thereby cause the cover to be simultaneously moved open.

The cover G is provided at its hinged end with outwardly and downwardly extending members 29 that are forked or bifurcated at their extremities. These bifurcations 30 engage on pins 31 that serve as pintles i on which the cover swings. By this construction, the cover is freely removable after it has been moved in an upright or inclined position simply by lifting it off the pintles 31. These pintles are cast on base plates 32, one of which is clearly shown in Fig. 4, and the base plates are suitably secured to the inner surfaces of the projectingends of the side bars 9. In order to hold the cover open by means of its own weight, stop pins 38 are provided on the plates 32 for engaging in the arms or members 29 when the cover is in its open position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. By making the cover 0 pan-shaped, the same can be used for holding waterfor rinsing the clothes after the washing operation, or it may be used to receive the clothes after they are wrung out. For this purpose, the cover is removed from the washing machine and positioned so that its open bottom side will be uppermost. By placing the cover onthe floor so as to be under the wringer support 13, the clothes can be dropped into the cover as they pass through the wringer.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. The washing machine is of simple and durable construction and is easy to operate.

I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I new consider to be the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that various changes may be made, when desired, as are within the scope of the claims. I

What is claimed is:-

1. In a washing machine, the combination of a suds box, a pan-shaped cover therefor, carrying arms for said cover, means for hingedly and removably connecting the arms with the box, and a stop engaging said arms and arranged to hold the cover in open position.

2. In a Washing machine, the combination of a suds box,

side bars attached thereto and projecting beyond the box at one end, a cover for the said suds box, bifurcated arms on the cover, pins on the projecting ends of the side bars with which the bifurcated arms engage for removably holding the cover in place, and stop devices adjacent the pins and arranged to hold the cover in open position. v In a washing machine, the combination of a suds box, pivotally mounted members therein disposed adjacent the sides of the box and supported thereby, a rubber arranged in the box, handle members set in the outer side surfaces of the rubber, pivots for connecting the handle members to the pivotally mounted members, said handle members each being offset, and a cover for the suds box arranged to be engaged by the oliset portions of the handle me1n bers as the rubber is swung out of the box.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. DOUB.

Witnesses CHAS. G. Woonwonrrr, H. I. WHITNAL. 

